Yamigakure, the Village Hidden in Darkness, is a village shrouded in darkness. The village itself is lit by green lanterns placed around the village in strategic places so the whole village is dimly lit. Outsiders can only see the village from the outside at certain times of day, when shadows of the trees surrounding the village fall on it in certain ways. The village's interior is littered with blood stained walls and roads. The rivers are doused with blood as well, giving them a reddish tint.

The village is one of the most violent villages in the lands, perhaps even putting Kirigakure to shame. Kids have little chance of growing up to be anything other than ninjas, for most often the village goes by the rule of 'survival of the fittest'. Only a few rising to be upper level nin. The strongest nin inevitably ising to the Kage position. Yamigakure is a land flooded with civil wars. That being the case, the population of Yamigakure is very slim.